Potc vs Africa
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G.R. No. 184622 July 3, 2013 PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (POTC) AND PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION (PHILCOMSAT), Petitioners, vs. VICTOR AFRICA, ERLINDA I. BILDNER, SYLVIA K. ILUSORIO, HONORIO POBLADOR III, VICTORIA C. DELOS REYES, JOHN BENEDICT SIOSON, AND JOHN/JANE DOES. Respondents. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x G.R. Nos. 184712-14 PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (POTC) AND PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION (PHILCOMSAT), Petitioners, vs. HON. JENNY LIN ALDECOA-DELORINO, PAIRING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY-BRANCH 138, VICTOR AFRICA, purportedly representing PHILCOMSAT, AND JOHN/JANE DOES.Respondents. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x G.R. No. 186066 PHILCOMSAT HOLDINGS CORPORATION, represented by CONCEPCION POBLADOR, Petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE COMMUNlCATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION (PHILCOMSAT), represented by VICTOR AFRICA, Respondent. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x G.R. No. 186590 PHILCOMSAT HOLDINGS CORPORATION, represented by ERLINDA I. BILDNER, Petitioner, vs. PHILCOMSAT HOLDINGS CORPORATION, represented by ENRIQUE L. LOCSIN, Respondent. D E C I S I O N BERSAMIN, J.: An intra-corporate dispute involving a corporation under sequestration of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) falls under the jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), not the Sandiganbayan. The Cases These consolidated appeals via petitions for review on certiorari include the following: (a) G.R. No.184622 - the appeal from the dismissal by the Sandiganbayan of the petitioners’ complaint for injunction docketed as Civil Case No. 0198 on the ground that the Sandiganbayan had no jurisdiction over the issue due to its being an intra-corporate dispute; (b) G.R. No.184712-14 and G.R. No. 186066 - the appeals of the Locsin Group (in representation of Philippine Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (POTC), Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation (PHILCOMSAT), and Philcomsat Holdings Corporation (PHC) from the consolidated decision the Court of Appeals (CA) promulgated on September 30, 2008 in C.A.-G.R. SP No. 101225, C.A.-G.R. SP No. 98097 and C.A.-G.R. SP No. 98399; and (c) G.R. No. 186590 - the appeal of the Ilusorio Group seeking the reversal of the decision promulgated by the CA on July 16, 2008 in C.A.-G.R. SP No. 102437.
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G.R. No. 184622 July 3, 2013PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONSCORPORATION POTC! AN" PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONSSATELLITE CORPORATION PHILCOMSAT!, Petitioners, vs.VICTOR A#RICA, ERLIN"A I. $IL"NER, S%LVIA &.ILUSORIO, HONORIOPO$LA"ORIII, VICTORIAC. "ELOSRE%ES, JOHN $ENE"ICT SIOSON, AN" JOHN'JANE"OES. Respondents.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xG.R. No(. 184)12*14PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONSCORPORATION POTC! AN" PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONSSATELLITE CORPORATION PHILCOMSAT!, Petitioners, vs.HON.JENN% LIN AL"ECOA*"ELORINO, PAIRING JU"GE O#THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT O# MA&ATI CIT%*$RANCH 138,VICTOR A#RICA, +u,+o,-./ly ,.+,.(.0-102 PHILCOMSAT,AN" JOHN'JANE "OES.Respondents.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xG.R. No. 186066PHILCOMSAT HOL"INGS CORPORATION, ,.+,.(.0-./ 3yCONCEPCION PO$LA"OR, Petitioner, vs.PHILIPPINE COMMUNlCATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATIONPHILCOMSAT!, ,.+,.(.0-./ 3y VICTOR A#RICA, Respondent.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xG.R. No. 186450PHILCOMSAT HOL"INGS CORPORATION, ,.+,.(.0-./ 3yERLIN"A I. $IL"NER, Petitioner, vs.PHILCOMSAT HOL"INGS CORPORATION, ,.+,.(.0-./ 3yENRI6UE L. LOCSIN, Respondent.D E C I S I O N$ERSAMIN, J.:An intra-corporate dispute involving a corporation undersequestration o t!e Presidential Co""ission on #ood #overn"ent$PC##% alls under t!e &urisdiction o t!e Regional 'rial Court$R'C%, not t!e Sandigan(a)an.'!e Cases'!eseconsolidatedappealsviapetitionsor revie*oncertiorariinclude t!e ollo*ing+$a% #.R. No.,-./00 - t!e appeal ro" t!e dis"issal () t!eSandigan(a)ano t!epetitioners1 co"plaintorin&unctiondoc2etedasCivil CaseNo. 3,4-ont!egroundt!at t!eSandigan(a)an !ad no &urisdiction over t!e issue due to its(eing an intra-corporate dispute5$(% #.R. No.,-.6,0-,. and #.R. No. ,-/3// - t!e appealso t!e 7ocsin #roup $in representation o P!ilippineOverseas 'eleco""unications Corporation $PO'C%,P!ilippine Co""unications Satellite Corporation$P8I7CO9SA'%, and P!ilco"sat 8oldings Corporation $P8C%ro"t!econsolidateddecisiont!eCourto Appeals$CA%pro"ulgatedonSepte"(er:3,033-inC.A.-#.R. SPNo.,3,00;, C.A.-#.R. SP No. 4-346 and C.A.-#.R. SP No.4-:445 and$c% #.R. No. ,-/;43- t!eappeal o t!eIlusorio#roupsee2ing t!e reversal o t!e decision pro"ulgated () t!e CAon control o P8I7CO9SA',and in turn *!oever controlled P8I7CO9SA' *ielded -,> "a&orit)control o P8C. Records reveal t!at PO'C !as (een o*ned () sevena"iliest!roug!t!eir individual "e"(ers or t!eir corporations,na"el)+ $a% t!eIlusorio?a"il)5 $(% t!eNieto?a"il)5 $c% t!ePo(lador ?a"il)5 $d% t!e Arica ?a"il)5 $e% t!e @enedicto ?a"il)5$% t!e Ponce Enrile ?a"il)5 and $g% t!e Eli=alde ?a"il).:Att). Potenciano Ilusorio, t!e patriarc! o t!e Ilusorio ?a"il),o*ned s!ares o stoc2 in PO'C. A (loc2 consisting o ;,.33 PO'Cs!ares o stoc2 !as (eco"e t!e (one o contention in a prolongedcontrovers) a"ong t!e parties. Att). Ilusorio clai"ed t!at !e !adincurred t!e ire o I"elda 9arcos during t!e regi"e o President9arcos, leadingtot!e9arcos spouses1 gra((ingro"!i"t!ePO'C s!ares o stoc2 t!roug! t!reats and inti"idation and *it!outan)valua(leconsideration, andplacingsuc!s!ares under t!ena"es o t!eir alter egos, na"el)+ :,/.. s!ares in t!e na"e oIndependent Realt) Corporation $IRC%5 ,,6;; s!ares in t!e na"e o9idPasig7andDevelop"ent $9id-Pasig%5 andone s!areint!ena"e o ?erdinand 9arcos, PC## $IRC and 9id-Pasig% :4.40>Nieto ?a"il) ,:.,0>Eli=alde ?a"il) 3.;6>'otal ,33.33>Cit!:4.40>o t!ePO'Cs!are!oldings under its control, t!ePC## o(tained t!ree out o t!e seven seats in t!e PO'C @oard oDirectors. At t!e ti"e, 9anuel Nieto, , *!ile t!at ot!ePC##$t!roug!IRCand9id-Pasig%*asreducedto:..4.>.Cit! its reduced s!are!oldings, t!e PC##1s nu"(er o seats in t!ePO'C @oard settled at onl) t*o. '!e Ilusorio ?a"il) continued itsalliance *it! t!e Arica, Po(lador, @enedicto and Ponce Enrile?a"ilies. In eect, t!e co"pro"ise agree"ent tilted t!e control inPO'C, P8I7CO9SA' and P8C, suc! t!at t!e alliance (et*een t!eNieto?a"il)andt!ePC##, t!eretooredo"inant, (eca"et!e"inorit).,.Ater assu"ing t!e Presidenc) in "id-,44-, President Estradano"inated t!roug! t!e PC## Ronaldo Salonga and @enito Araneta,t!e latter a nep!e* o Nieto,
